Intel doesn't really control x86. For example AMD's 3Dnow are x86 extentions available only on on AMD chips. Now AMD is going even further by extending x86 to 64bits.
The two chips are more or less equal in performace (try the INDEPENDENT benchmarks) but AMD is now 50% cheaper. You'd be crazy not to get it (not to mention that it will have DDR support before intel...)
what you said is true. The fucking capitalist pigs are turning what used to a wild place where everything goes (remember warez sites that did not have ads and let you actually download software? how long ago was THAT.) into just another way of making even more money.
I miss the old internet. Before it became so commercial. And unfortunately, its not comming back. Ever. Sad, but true.
Our only consolation (probably not the right word, but ohwell, its late...) should be that the underground (which used to be the entire net) will live on. Piracy will live on. And no, I shall never buy any software from M$. EVER!
I strongly suggest you stop using napster. Simply migrate to one of its better alternatives. I personally like CuteMX. Its free, it supports all file transfers and has features which napster doesnt. bye bye napster hypocrites. PS. I do hope that this will make them reconsider opening up their database and technology to opennap and others such clones.
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Intel doesn't really control x86. For example AMD's 3Dnow are x86 extentions available only on on AMD chips. Now AMD is going even further by extending x86 to 64bits.
The two chips are more or less equal in performace (try the INDEPENDENT benchmarks) but AMD is now 50% cheaper. You'd be crazy not to get it (not to mention that it will have DDR support before intel...)
what you said is true. The fucking capitalist pigs are turning what used to a wild place where everything goes (remember warez sites that did not have ads and let you actually download software? how long ago was THAT.) into just another way of making even more money.
I miss the old internet. Before it became so commercial.
And unfortunately, its not comming back. Ever.
Sad, but true.
Our only consolation (probably not the right word, but ohwell, its late...) should be that the underground (which used to be the entire net) will live on. Piracy will live on.
And no, I shall never buy any software from M$. EVER!
I strongly suggest you stop using napster. Simply migrate to one of its better alternatives. I personally like CuteMX. Its free, it supports all file transfers and has features which napster doesnt. bye bye napster hypocrites. PS. I do hope that this will make them reconsider opening up their database and technology to opennap and others such clones.